Salsky District
District in Rostov Oblast, Russia
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Salsky District (Russian: Са́льский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is 3,499 square kilometers (1,351 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Salsk.[1] Population: 107,795 (2010 Census);[3] 49,343 (2002 census);[6] 45,908 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Salsk accounts for 56.9% of the district's total population.[3]
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Salsky District
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Landscape in Salsky District | |
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 Location of Salsky District in Rostov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 41°32′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Established | 1924 |
| Administrative center | Salsk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,499 km2 (1,351 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 107,795 |
| • Density | 30.81/km2 (79.79/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 56.9% |
| • Rural | 43.1% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 10 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 53 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Salsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 60650000 |
| Website | http://www.salsk.org/ |
Notable residents
- Feofan Parkhomenko (1893–1962), Soviet Army lieutenant general, born in the village of Yekaterinovka
- Stepan Rybalchenko (1903–1986), Soviet military officer, born in the settlement of Novoyegorylskoye